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Ubaghs, Casimir - Born at Bergélez-Fauquemont, 26 November, 1800; died at Louvain, 15 February, 1875Ubaldus, Saint - Confessor, Bishop of Gubbio, born of noble parents at Gubbio, Umbria, Italy, towards the beginning of the twelfth centry; died there, Whitsuntide, 1168Ubanghi - Vicariate Apostolic; formerly part of the Vicariate of French Congo, erected on 14 Oct., 1890Ubanghi, Belgian - In Belgian Congo, separated on 7 April, 1911, from the Vicariate of the Belgian Congo and entrusted to the CapuchinsUbanghi-Chari - Prefecture Apostolic in Equatorial AfricaUberaba - Suffragan diocese of Marianna, in BrazilUbertino of Casale - Leader of the Spirituals, born at Casale of Vercelli, 1259; died about 1330Ubiquitarians - A Protestant sect started at the Lutheran synod of Stuttgart, 19 December, 1559, by John BrenzUcayali - Prefecture Apostolic in PeruUccello - Painter, born at Florence, 1397; died there, 1475Udine - The capital of a province and archdiocese in Friuli, northern ItalyUgento - Situated in the Province of Leece, in Apulia, on the Gulf of TarentumUghelli, Ferdinando - Historian (1595-1670)Uhtred - An English Benedictine theologian and writerUjejski, Cornelius - Polish poet (1823-1897)Ulenberg, Kaspar - Convert, theological writer and translator of the Bible (1549-1617)Ulfilas - Apostle of the Goths, missionary, translator of the Bible, and inventor of an alphabetUllathorne, William Bernard - English Benedictine monk and bishop (1806-1889)Ullerston, Richard - From 1403 held the prebend of Oxford in Salisbury cathedral, and from 1407 the rectory of Beeford in YorkshireUlloa, Antoine de - Naval officer and scientist (1716-1795)Ulloa, Francisco de - Accompanied Hernan Cortes to CaliforniaUlrich, Saint - Bishop of Augsburg, died 973Ulrich of Bamberg - A cleric of the cathedral church of BambergUlrich of Richenthal - Chronicler of the Council of ConstanceUlrich of Zell - Wulderic; called also of Cluny, and of RatisbonUltan of Ardbracca - Collected a life of the Irish saint for his pupil, St. Brogan Cloen of Rostuirc, on OssoryUltramontanism - A term used to denote integral and active CatholicismUnam Sanctam - The Bull on papal supremacy issued 18 November, 1302, by Boniface VIII during the dispute with Philip the Fair, King of FranceUnclean and Clean - The distinction between legal and ceremonial, as opposed to moralUnction, Extreme - A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously illUngava - A Canadian territory lying north of the Province of QuebecUniformity Acts - Statutes passed in an effort to secure uniformity in public worship throughout EnglandUnigenitus - A celebrated Apostolic Constitution of Clement XI, condemning 101 propositions of Pasquier QuesnelUnion of Brest - 1596. The union of the Ruthenians with CatholicismUnion of Christendom - Includes the Catholic Church together with the many other religious communions which have either directly or indirectly, separated from itUnions of Prayer - Details of four unions of prayerUnitarians - A Protestant sect which holds as it distinctive tenet the belief in a uni-personal instead of a tri-personal GodUnitas Fratrum - 'Bohemian Brethren' and 'Moravian Brethren' are the current popular designation of the Unitas Fratrum founded in Bohemia in 1457, renewed by Count Zinzendorf in 1722United States of America, The - Provides geographic, historic, and statistical informationUnitive Way - Stages in the spiritual lifeUnity - Characterizes the one Church founded by ChristUniversalists - A liberal Protestant sect whose distinctive tenet is the belief in the final salvation of all soulsUniversals - Those ideas which, while excluding whatever constitutes the difference of things of the same genus or species, represent that which is necessary to their constitution, is essential, and is therefore common to all, remaining fixed in all vicissitudesUniverse - Presents a history of astronomyUniverse, Relation of God to the - Sections include essential dependence of the universe on God, divine immanence and transcendence, and possibility of the supernaturalUniversities - The principal Catholic foundations have been treated in special articles; here the general aspects of the subject are presentedUniversity College (Dublin) - A constitutional college of the National University of IrelandUnjust Aggressor - According to the accepted teaching of theologians, it is lawful, in the defense of life or limb, of property of some importance, and of chastity, to repel violence with violence, even to the extent of killing an unjust assailantUnyanyembe - Vicariate apostolic in German East AfricaUpper Nile - Vicariate apostolic; separated from the mission of Nyanza, 6 July, 1894, comprises the eastern portion of UgandaUpper Rhine - Ecclesiastical province; includes the Archdiocese of Freiburg and the suffragan Dioceses of Fulda, Mainz, Limburg, and RottenburgUpsala, Ancient See of - History of an episcopal see established at Old Upsala, the center of idolatrous worship not only for Sweden but for all ScandinaviaUpsala, University of - The oldest university of SwedenUranopolis - A titular see of Asia Minor, suffragan of Ancyra in Galatia PrimaUrban I, Pope Saint - Died 230. Very little is known about his life, and even his burial place was in doubt for some timeUrban II, Pope Blessed - Long article on the canon and later Cluniac prior, assistant to Pope Gregory VII. Urban was elected unanimously to the papacy in 1088, but was forced to spend years wandering southern Italy. He died in 1099Urban III, Pope - Reigned 1185-87, born at Milan; died at Ferrara, 19 October, 1187Urban IV, Pope - Reigned 1216-64Urban V, Pope Blessed - Benedictine monk, canonist, diplomat, elected to the papacy in 1362, d. 1370Urban VI, Pope - Bartolomeo Prignano, the first Roman pope during the Western SchismUrban VII, Pope - Giambattista Castagna, born at Rome, 4 Aug., 1521; elected pope, 15 September, 1590; died at Rome, 27 September, 1590Urban VIII, Pope - Maffeo Barberini (1568-1644)Urbi et Orbi - Signifies that a papal document is addressed not only to the City of Rome but to the entire Catholic worldUrbino - Province of Pesaro and Urbino, ItalyUrbs beata Jerusalem dicta pacis visio - The first line of a hymn of probably the seventh or eighth century, comprising eight stanzas together with a doxologyUrdaneta, Andrés - Augustinian, born at Villafranca, Guipuzcoa, Spain, 1498; died in the City of Mexico, 1568Urgel - Diocese in Spain, suffragan of TarragonaUrim and Thummim - The sacred lot by means of which the ancient Hebrews were wont to seek manifestations of the Divine willUrmiah - A residential see in Chaldea, in the Province of Adherbaidjan, PersiaUrráburu, Juan José - Article on this Jesuit thinker, by Antonio NadalUrsperger Chronicle - A history of the world in Latin that begins with the Assyrian King Ninius and extends to the year 1229Ursula, Saint, and the Eleven Thousand Virgins - This history rests on ten lines, and these are open to questionUrsula of the Blessed Virgin, Society of the Sisters of Saint - Religious congregation of women founded in 1606 by the Venerable Anne de Xainctonge (1587-1612)Ursulines, The - Founded by St. Angela de MericiUrsulines of Quebec, The - The oldest institution of learning for women in North AmericaUrsus, Saint - Member of the Theban Legion, martyr, commemorated from very early timesUrubamba - This prefecture apostolic was created by a Decree of the Holy See in 1899 at the request of the Peruvian GovernmentUruguay - The smallest independent state in South AmericaUruguayana - Diocese; suffragan of Porto Alegre, BrazilUshaw College - A combined college and seminary for the six dioceses that were comprised in the old Northern Vicariate of EnglandUsilla - A titular see of Byzacena in AfricaUsuard, Martyrology of - A Benedictine monk of the Abbey of St-Germain-des-Prxs, ParisUsury - Defines the church's view on money lendingUtah - The thirty-second state admitted to the Union, takes its name from an Indian tribe known as the UtesUt Queant Laxis Resonare Fibris - The first line of a hymn in honour of St. John the BaptistUthina - A titular see of Africa Proconsularis, suffragan of CarthageUtica - A titular see in Africa ProconsularisUtilitarianism - A modern form of the Hedonistic ethical theory which teaches that the end of human conduct is happiness, and that consequently the discriminating norm which distinguishes conduct into right and wrong is pleasure and painUtopia - A term used to designate a visionary or an ideally perfect state of society first used by Sir Thomas MoreUtraquism - The principal dogma, and one of the four articles, of the Calixtines or HussitesUtrecht, Archdiocese of - Situated in the Netherlands, includes the Provinces of Utrecht, Friesland, Overyssel, Drenthe, Groningen, the larger part of Gelderland, and a small part of North Holland